SOUNDS LIKE VIOLENCE convey their white-hot, angsty music with a crushing sense of urgency....and all the way from hometown of Angelholm, Sweden you can hear it. A melting pot of emotive sensibilities, they roar, wail and gush melody with the greatest of skill. Their raw, tactile edge as evidenced on their debut THE PISTOL is utterly devoid of any kind of preened finish, leaving it stripped to the core and downright gritty, gripping and real. The band have their own way of softening the brash sound they immerse you in, adding a spoonful of sugar to their bitterly performed rocktastic stomp. Their compelling melodies draw you in with ease, limbs flailing and self-control subsiding as Sounds Like Violence's bounding energy shows little sign of being defeated. Guitar lines whip up storms of nostalgia, nodding their heads in the direction of early nineties American rock. Andreas Solderlund's signature vocal style combined with jagged melodies, jarred tones and that messy-together sound they produce gratefully infects your consciousness. These are the boys that will no doubt make hardcore and punk kids strut the dance floor with a new grace and style. Recorded by Mattias Nilsson. Insanely good.

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